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Final Study Report OCS Study BOEMRE 2010-05 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007-2010) Final Technical Summary Final Study Report U.S. Department of the Interior BOEMRE Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Pacific OCS Region OCS Study BOEMRE 2010-05 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007-2010) Final Technical Summary Final Study Report Project Manager Peter T. Raimondi Principal Investigators Richard Ambrose Jack Engle Steve Murray Jayson Smith Study design, oversight, and funding were provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC under Agreement Number M07AC12503 by Center for Ocean Health Long Marine Laboratory University of California Santa Cruz, CA 93106 Disclaimer This report has been reviewed by the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior and approved for publication. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations in this report are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation for use. This report has not been edited for conformity with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement editorial standards. Availability of Report Extra copies of the report may be obtained from: U.S. Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Pacific OCS Region 770 Paseo Camarillo Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone: 805-389-7621 Suggested Citation The suggested citation for this report is: Raimondi, P.T. and R.N. Gaddam. Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007- 2010). BOEMRE OCS Study 2010-005. Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz, California. BOEMRE Cooperative Agreement Number M07AC12503. 38 pages (plus appendix). PROJECT ORGANIZATION Project Technical Officer: Mary Elaine Helix, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Report Authors: Peter T. Raimondi, University of California, Santa Cruz Rani N. Gaddam, University of California, Santa Cruz Key Project Personnel: Principal Investigators: Peter T. Raimondi Richard F. Ambrose John M. Engle Steven N. Murray Jayson R. Smith Project Staff: Stevie Adams Karah Ammann Laura Anderson Christy Bell Sean Bergquist Lisa Gilbane Galen Holt Steven Lee Dan Martin Melissa Miner Carla Navarro Melissa Redfield Rafe Sagarin Sean Vogt Stephen Whitaker Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007-2010) TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT ORGANIZATION ..................................................................................... 4 LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... 2 FINAL TECHNICAL SUMMARY ............................................................................. 3 FINAL STUDY REPORT............................................................................................ 7 PART I: INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES, AND APPROACH................................. 7 1.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 7 Central and Southern California Rocky Intertidal Habitats ...................................................... 8 San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties (north of Point Conception) .............. 9 Southern Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties (south of Pt. Conception) ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 1.2 Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.3 Approach................................................................................................................................ 10 Target Species Monitoring...................................................................................................... 10 Coordination—Internal and with MARINe ............................................................................ 16 Data management.................................................................................................................... 17 Project management................................................................................................................ 17 1.4 Significant Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Study Results ......................................................................................................................... 18 1.6 Study Product(s) .................................................................................................................... 18 Presentations (2007-2010) ...................................................................................................... 19 Publications (2007-2010)........................................................................................................26 Reports (2007-2010) ............................................................................................................... 28 Sample Data Requests (2010) ................................................................................................. 30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 31 LITERATURE CITED .................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................... 34 Selected Publications (attached) ............................................................................................. 34 1 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007-2010) LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of Sampling Sites ........................................................................................... 12 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Extent of rocky and sandy shores for central/southern California. (Mainland data from Littler and Littler, 1979. Island data from Littler and Littler 1980)........................................................................................................................... 8 Table 2: Sites sampled from north to south, group and Principle Investigator (PI) responsible for sampling and the seasons that were sampled during the contractual period. .................................................................................................... 11 Table 3: Target species sampled (X) at each of the 24 sample sites............................................. 14 Table 4: Target species plots in which motile organisms were sampled...................................... 15 2 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities – Final report (2007-2010) FINAL TECHNICAL SUMMARY STUDY TITLE: “Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities” REPORT TITLE: Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities - Final report (2007-2010)” CONTRACT NUMBER: Cooperative Agreement Number M07AC12503 SPONSORING OCS REGION: Pacific APPLICABLE PLANNING AREA(S): Southern California FISCAL YEAR(S) OF PROJECT FUNDING: FY 2007- FY2010 COMPLETION DATE OF REPORT: December 31, 2010 COSTS: FY2007 $325,237; FY 2008 $305,849; FY 2009 $320,414 PROJECT MANAGER(S): Dr. Peter Raimondi AFFILIATION: Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) ADDRESS: UC Santa Cruz Office of Sponsored Projects, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): Dr. Pete Raimondi, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC); Dr. Richard Ambrose, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Dr. Jack Engle, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); Dr. Steve Murray, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF); Dr. Jayson Smith, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) KEY WORDS: rocky intertidal, monitoring, black abalone, BACKGROUND Oil and gas activities, especially the tankering of oil along the California coast and the extraction of oil from OCS activities, raise the possibility of an oil spill or other impact to coastal resources. Population monitoring of coastal biota in central and southern California provide baseline information in case an event such as a spill damaged these resources. BOEMRE initiated the formation of a long-term monitoring program, the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network, MARINe, in 1997, which now has 32 Federal, State and local agency,
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